# Accident 20150628010719A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Williston, ND, June 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1742° N, 103.6328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1742&lon=-103.6328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8723-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628010719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING 3 PREVIOUS TOUCH AND GOES, ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE TAIL WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN TO WHCI THE PILOT RESPONDED BY ADDING POWER AND ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF.  DURING THAT ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE METAL RUNWAY MARKING SIGN DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  NO FIRE ENSUED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA15CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA144), Jun 28, 2015: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8723), Williston, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with runway marking signs.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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